Best time to fly out of Dodge City (DDC)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Dodge City: the steadiest stretch was the 10am–12pm band at 86.5%, while 6–8pm departures managed 73.8%. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 84 | – | 88 | 88 | 85 | – | 87 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 73 | – | 77 | 74 | 73 | – | 72 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at DDC was 10am–12pm — 86.5% of departures left on time across 738 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 73.8%.
The year at DDC
June was the hard month at DDC: 71.1% of departures left on time, across 154 flights. November was the easy one at 90.7%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81.3% | 159 |
| February | 81.8% | 146 |
| March | 83.4% | 159 |
| April | 81% | 154 |
| May | 79% | 160 |
| June | 71.1% | 154 |
| July | 77% | 159 |
| August | 74.7% | 159 |
| September | 84.3% | 154 |
| October | 83% | 160 |
| November | 90.7% | 153 |
| December | 80.8% | 159 |
Airlines at DDC
Every airline with at least 100 departures from DDC, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 80.6% | 159 min | 2.5% | 1,876 |
What delays out of DDC were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 403 flights that departed DDC and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 39.3% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 36.4% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 39.3%
- Airline operations 36.4%
- Air traffic & airport volume 16.2%
- Severe weather 8.2%
- Security 0%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through DDC
Of 1,877 scheduled arrivals into DDC, 78.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 340 arrivals that ran late, 46.2% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of DDC
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
DDC in one number
Dodge City (DDC)
Rank 295 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 10am–12pm. Hardest month: June.
Questions about DDC
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Dodge City?
- 10am–12pm. Departures in that band left on time 86.5% of the time across 738 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 73.8%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of DDC?
- June: 71.1% of the departures that flew left on time, with 154 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 90.7%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at DDC?
- 2.5% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.